Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-28

mesgre though 1t may be, the angel I'M
aware makes one at that board where
hospitality presldes.
AS luxury encroaches, the daily de-
msnds of q sybaritic life withhold the
offerings from the shrine Of good fellow
ship, and ABSORB into itself much that
might be given to enhance the happiness
Of many.
"Be We given to hospltality,"i is sacred
Injunction, and should be needed in every
household, for however homely are the
surroundings a generous welcome gives
zest to the plsinest fare.
The timid housekeeper may Danish her
fears; simple meal, well prepared and
neatly served, will give rore genuine
pleasure to a guest than the most elabo-
rate menu where there is no heart warm
| ing in the greeting.
In the summer nothing can be so pleas
ant as outdoor entertainments, and the
preparations are very simple. There is
no moving Of heavy furniture, covering
Of carpets or general upheaval which
must of necessity preCede house party,
neither is it so necessary as many inns
CINE, to have extended grounds Most
of southern houses are amply provided
with porches, and the grounds are not
usually so circumscribed as to prohibit q
iudicious arrangement of light, easy
chairs and the swinging Of hammoCks for
the comfort Of the indolept, who do not
care to join promenaders or dancers
With porches and trees alight with
Chinese lanterns and music's delicious
strains little is needed in the Wsy Of re-
freshment to enhance the pleasure, that
is always greatly narred By the sight OF
an anxious hostess seemingly numbered
about much sewing.
The menu should consist of simple
salads, sandwiches and ices; all OF these
can be prepared eariy in the day, and
nothing need be left to be done except tC
arrange the small tables on porches
or lawns. The hostess will
find the small table better thar
passing refreshments, as the latter
entails the service OF walters not always
procurable or trained. BIZ using tables
the gentleman can assist, acting under
the direction of one familiar with the
arrangements.
A hostess possessing the requisite tao
can thus, with little expense or trouble
by preserving harmony and simplicity il
the entire programme, give much pleas
ure to those with whom she is socially
connected.
OF more value, however, in the family
is that genuine form of hospitality which
welcomes at any time the friend Of nus
band, son or brother, to snare the pleas
ures of the home. Often this proves
bread cast upon the water which shall
come home to wife, mother or sister IL
after years, in form and at "a time whel
it is least expected. Il Is the part o.
wisdom for the housekeeper to overcome
all false pride or timidity, and let the in
mates of her house know that the templ'
door is always open, that welcome ant
such as the table affords IS for the CUES
whenever he comes. These acts OF cour
tesy often forward the ambitious plans o
those she loves, oflener wins friends anC
mayhep Will prove memory that vii
restrain from evil the stranger who hs
been within the gates. "Hospitable care
INTENT. is the poets dream Of the tru,
housewife
CANNING FRUIT.
The following directions for cannin!
fruit IN salicylic acid are copied from
Popular Gardening. This is the methet
used by the best exhibitors at state fairs
and has always proved satisfactory:
"Use no heat. The fruit should be pu
in the glass cans fresh and just picked
and for looks be shaken down as solid Ell
possible, but not to bruise the fruit, a
, berries shrink some, but not nearly a,
much as when done the old way by cook